Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Re: Theft-Misdemeanor

The first thing you need to do is to come up with a defense (I didn't do it... I was somewhere else at the time... I may have done it, but did not intend to... ). What you can expect on your court date is an offered plea bargain from the deputy DA. Whatever defense you have, it does not count until trial before a jury. If you present it to anyone else before trial... they may appear to listen, but they are not listening.

Re: Theft-Misdemeanor

If it's your first offense, you are likely to be offered a deferred sentence, with community service, meaning if you meet the conditions of the deferred, the case will be dismissed after (usually) nine months. Then you'd be "out of" your case, if that's what you mean.

If you mean defend yourself by pleading "not guilty," then "I didn't do it" is always a good start, especially if true. As a next step, it wouldn't hurt a bit to hire a lawyer.

Good luck.